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Topic: Blow out plus removed lid (Read 3011 times)

I'm new to homebrewing and made my first batch on Saturday woke up Sunday and it was looking good. Few hrs later hD blow out took airlock off to fixed then like a dummp took lid off have I destroyed my first of many batches I'm so angry right now I just wanna throw it out and start again Saturday....HELP anyone

Relax. Your beer will likely be just fine. Look into keeping the temps down during fermentation by using a tub of water and a cotton shirt or towel. For what it's worth there are breweries that use open fermenters intentionally, but you risk contamination by prolonged exposure of that sort.

You also may want to look into getting a blowoff tube for your fermenter for the first few days. I don't know how big the bucket you are fermenting in is, but get a 3-4 foot long tube that will fit in the grommet, and run it into a bucket of sanitizer.

I certainly hope you didn't toss out this batch of beer just because the lid came off. There's plenty of CO2 generated during the initial fermentation to keep out anything harmful. Sanitize the lid and put it back on when the fermentation calms down.

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Jeff Gladish, Tampa (989.3, 175.1 Apparent Rennarian)Homebrewing since 1990AHA member since 1991, now a lifetime member BJCP judge since 1995

I certainly hope you didn't toss out this batch of beer just because the lid came off. There's plenty of CO2 generated during the initial fermentation to keep out anything harmful. Sanitize the lid and put it back on when the fermentation calms down.

I certainly hope you didn't toss out this batch of beer just because the lid came off. There's plenty of CO2 generated during the initial fermentation to keep out anything harmful. Sanitize the lid and put it back on when the fermentation calms down.

+1. Should be fine.[/quote

No I didn't throw it out since it has clamed down you think its safe for me to take it off and sanitize it and put it back on.

I certainly hope you didn't toss out this batch of beer just because the lid came off. There's plenty of CO2 generated during the initial fermentation to keep out anything harmful. Sanitize the lid and put it back on when the fermentation calms down.

+1. Should be fine.[/quote

No I didn't throw it out since it has clamed down you think its safe for me to take it off and sanitize it and put it back on.

Mort, I think he means he did a reading and will do another reading...To the OP - just leave it be once you have the blow off issue resolved. Most or at least quite a few of us don't move the beer from primary until it is done. Then we prime and bottle or otherwise package. Basically, transferring once, if possible, twice, if you count the bottling bucket for bottlers.

Mort, I think he means he did a reading and will do another reading...To the OP - just leave it be once you have the blow off issue resolved. Most or at least quite a few of us don't move the beer from primary until it is done. Then we prime and bottle or otherwise package. Basically, transferring once, if possible, twice, if you count the bottling bucket for bottlers.

ahh that makes sense. I figured he was just going in whole hog and planning brew number two for Thursday (which is not a bad idea by the way. when you get into that first batch in a few weeks your going to want another post haste)